Waves Study Quiz

Sound and light are carried in the form of waves. A wave is a repeating vibration that transfers either sound or light energy from one place to another. Which of the following are TRUE about waves?

• A medium is a material in which waves travel.

• Wave vibrations can only be repeated in a back-and-forth motion.

• Waves are created when a source of energy causes a vibration.

• All waves can travel through empty space and certain waves can travel through a medium.

• Waves carry energy by transporting matter.

What type of waves cannot carry enough energy to pass through a vacuum?

• light

• sound

• radio

• X-ray

What are the properties of a light wave?

• Amplitude

• Speed

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Resonance

Label the wave. 1 is the __________

• crest

• wavelength

• amplitude

• trough

Label the wave. 2 is the __________

• crest

• wavelength

• amplitude

• trough

Label the wave. 3 is the __________

• crest

• wavelength

• amplitude

• trough

Label the wave. 4 is the __________

• crest

• wavelength

• amplitude

• trough

What type of wave is indicated in the image?

• doppler

• magnetic

• transverse

• longitudinal

The areas where the coils are farthest apart, as indicated by "B" in the image, are called?

• amplitudes

• rarefactions

• wavelengths

• compressions

The wavelength shown in the diagram is

• 0.030m

• 0.60m

• 0.80m